Changes in the carpal tunnel due to action of the flexor tendons: visualization with magnetic resonance imaging

SJ Ham, WFA Kolkman, J Heeres, JA Den Boer… - The journal of hand …, 1996 - Elsevier
Successive cross-sectional areas (CSA) of the carpal tunnel were measured with the fingers
in both extension and full flexion in 12 healthy volunteers using magnetic resonance …

Carpal tunnel changes and median nerve compression during wrist flexion and extension seen by magnetic resonance imaging

M Skie, J Zeiss, NA Ebraheim, WT Jackson - The Journal of hand surgery, 1990 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging was done on the wrists of 14 volunteer subjects with the wrists
in the neutral position, then flexed and extended at 45 degrees. Computer enhanced cross …

Anatomic relations between the median nerve and flexor tendons in the carpal tunnel: MR evaluation in normal volunteers

J Zeiss, M Skie, N Ebraheim… - American Journal of …, 1989 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
To ascertain the dynamic changes between the median nerve and flexor tendons in the
carpal tunnel, MR images of 16 wrists in eight volunteers were studied in flexion, extension …

Changes in geometry of the finger flexor tendons in the carpal tunnel with wrist posture and tendon load: an MRI study on normal wrists

PJ Keir, RP Wells - Clinical Biomechanics, 1999 - Elsevier
Objectives.(1) To develop a methodology to determine the trajectories of the digital flexor
tendons using MRI.(2) To examine changes in tendon trajectories due to wrist posture, with …

Finger position alters the median nerve properties within the carpal tunnel: a pre-post MRI comparison study

MS Nadar, MH Dashti, J Cherian - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the properties of the median nerve and
the flexor retinaculum within the carpal tunnel with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) …

Structural changes of the carpal tunnel, median nerve and flexor tendons in MRI before and after endoscopic carpal tunnel release

T Momose, S Uchiyama, S Kobayashi, H Nakagawa… - Hand …, 2014 - World Scientific
The purpose of this study is to investigate the structural changes of the carpal tunnel, median
nerve, and flexor tendons in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before and after endoscopic …

Magnetic resonance imaging as a research tool for biomechanical studies of the wrist

PJ Keir - Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, 2001 - thieme-connect.com
The field of biomechanics has welcomed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a research
tool to provide quantified anatomy of various body parts in vivo. The ability to view …

MRI-apparent localized deformation of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel during functional hand loading

JE Goetz, NM Kunze, EK Main, DR Thedens… - Annals of biomedical …, 2013 - Springer
In MR images, the median nerve of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) patients frequently
appears flatter than in healthy subjects. The purpose of this work was to develop a metric to …

Anatomical relations in the carpal tunnel: a computed tomographic study

W Jessurun, B Hillen, F Zonneveld… - Journal of Hand …, 1987 - journals.sagepub.com
Computed tomography of the carpal tunnel was performed in the hands of both patients and
controls in a neutral position, in flexion and in extension. The median nerve was not …

Ultrasound assessment of the displacement and deformation of the median nerve in the human carpal tunnel with active finger motion

Y Yoshii, HR Villarraga, J Henderson, C Zhao, KN An… - JBJS, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background: Peripheral nerves are mobile structures, stretching and translating in response
to changes in the position of adjuvant anatomic structures. The objective of this study was to …